Messages & Notes - 2009

December 11, 2009

2009-12-11T00:34:00.001+08:00

In the heat of the day one sunny day,
Hearts once heavy start growing wary.
Dews gone, moist sipped by the sand.
For a thirst has come upon the land.

Now behold, a bowl of rare drink.
To taste it, no one dares to think.
Strong even for the elders and rulers.
But drink they must for it's been cast.

While there are those who sieve not,
Many drinkers strain out the gnats.
Oh, how their reasoning go so well,
With it they'd swallow a whole camel.

They all say it's the law they uphold.
In adherence they must defend it bold.
But what they don't yet know and see
Is how things could turn out to be.

One day they all will understand and see
Why the Lord has allowed this thing to be.
Their conviction and reasoning He will use,
That what He shall do, they'll find no excuse.

With the conviction they showed for their law,
Likewise shall the Lord show them for His law.
With the reasoning they supported their stand,
More so shall the Lord's justice firmly stand.

How can one withstand for long a glaring sun?
If on a cloudy afternoon will fall a drizzle,
Care to look for a rainbow even just a little?
There will be rainbow, but only if the sun shows.

December 04, 2009

2009-12-04T13:45:00.005+08:00

On one night appeared a reddish moon.
Everybody was busy going their own ways.
Fairly the wind puffed a gentle breeze.
No one bothered, no one understood.

Then dark cloud covered the sun one noonday.
Hearts froze, eyes glared, teeth gnashed.
For a cold south wind swiftly rushed.
Everyone's bothered, no one's undisturbed.

And now the sun's rays start breaking through.
Will hearts unfreeze and turn from the old ways?
Soft wind may once again blow to let people know.
But will anyone bother? Will anyone dare to understand?

But however dark and gloomy the clouds may be,
Yet there behind, the sun is shining ever.
Look up, don't you realize it's almost noonday?!
Understand; for if you bother, things will be better.

Therefore, dare arise according to these days.
For behind the cloud that blocked your sight,
Is the emerging sun with its brilliant light.
Anyone willing to bother? Anyone care to understand?

Where's Your Faith?

2009-11-19T05:37:00.003+08:00

Luke 8:22-25

Now it happened on one of those days, that he entered into a boat, himself and his disciples, and he said to them, “Let's go over to the other side of the lake.” So they launched out. But as they sailed, he fell asleep. A wind storm came down on the lake, and they were taking on dangerous amounts of water. They came to him, and awoke him, saying, “Master, master, we are dying!” He awoke, and rebuked the wind and the raging of the water, and they ceased, and it was calm. He said to them, “Where is your faith?” Being afraid they marveled, saying one to another, “Who is this, then, that he commands even the winds and the water, and they obey him?”

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How long have you known the Lord? Yet why now do you rely upon the capacity of the winds to scatter? Have the Lord withheld good things from you that now you have learned to trust the ability of water to gather and keep?

Be A Tree By The Water

2009-10-20T10:11:00.007+08:00

Blessed is the man...

Who doesn't walk in the counsel of the wicked,
Nor stand in the way of sinners,
Nor sit in the seat of scoffers;
But his delight is in the Lord's law;
On his law he meditates day and night.

He will be like a tree
Planted by the streams of water,
That brings forth its fruit in its season,
Whose leaf also does not wither.
Whatever he does shall prosper.

~ Psalms 1:1-3 ~

At Midnight On Yom Kippur

2009-09-28T00:09:00.006+08:00

It is 12:15AM local time when I write this note.

Minutes ago, as the clock was about to hit midnight, my attention was drawn to the view outside my window. The moon slowly crept from the leaves of the trees that were shaken yesterday by the strong wind of a tropical storm. It came into view as it gently descended towards the western horizon.

The unusual color of the moon caught my attention. This midnight it appeared reddish.

What Can Be Shaken Shall Be Shaken

2009-09-27T10:58:00.008+08:00

One thing good about typhoons and floods is that they cleanse the environment of man-made pollutions.

Earth's cleansing mechanism is no respecter of men. It even sacrifices considerable portion of itself just in order to survive. What it can shake it shakes violently to get rid of any threat to its existence.

The earth existed ages long before humans existed. With its age, it is a tough survivor. It is a very generous sustainer of life when treated with proper care, but at times it can be a merciless self-healing survivor when abused.

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Thus says the Lord, "Heaven is my throne, and the earth is my footstool: what manner of house will you build unto me? and what place shall be my rest? For all these things has my hand made, and so all these things came to be, says the Lord: but to this man will I look, even to him who is poor and of a contrite spirit, and who trembles at my word." (Isaiah 66:1-2)

This is what the Lord of Armies says: "Yet once, it is a little while, and I will shake the heavens, the earth, the sea, and the dry land; and I will shake all nations. The precious things of all nations will come, and I will fill My house with glory." (Haggai 2:6)

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The sufferings of this present time are not worthy to be compared with the glory which will be revealed in us. For the creation waits with eager expectation for the children of God to be revealed. For the creation was subjected to vanity, not of its own will, but because of him who subjected it, in hope that the creation itself also will be delivered from the bondage of decay into the liberty of the glory of the children of God. For we know that the whole creation groans and travails in pain together until now. Not only so, but ourselves also, who have the first fruits of the Spirit, even we ourselves groan within ourselves, waiting for adoption, the redemption of our body. (Romans 8:18-23)

God is our refuge and strength, a very present help in trouble. Therefore we won't be afraid, though the earth changes, though the mountains are shaken into the heart of the seas; though the waters of it roar and are troubled, though the mountains tremble with their swelling. (Psalms 46:1-3)

Brethren, dwell together in unity.

2009-09-06T05:59:00.003+08:00

Behold, how good and how pleasant it is for brethren to dwell together in unity! (Psalms 133:1)

Jesus said, “You know that the rulers of the Gentiles lord it over them, and their great ones exercise authority over them. It shall not be so among you, but whoever desires to become great among you shall be your servant. Whoever desires to be first among you shall be your bondservant." (Matthew 20:25-27)

But he who is greatest among you will be your servant. Whoever exalts himself will be humbled, and whoever humbles himself will be exalted. (Matthew 23:11-12)

Jesus asked them, “What were you arguing among yourselves on the way?” But they were silent, for they had disputed one with another on the way about who was the greatest. He sat down, and called the twelve; and he said to them, “If any man wants to be first, he shall be last of all, and servant of all.” (Mark 9:33-35)

Don't be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind, so that you may prove what is the good, well-pleasing, and perfect will of God. For I say, through the grace that was given me, to every man who is among you, not to think of himself more highly than he ought to think; but to think reasonably, as God has apportioned to each person a measure of faith. For even as we have many members in one body, and all the members don't have the same function, so we, who are many, are one body in Christ, and individually members one of another. Having gifts differing according to the grace that was given to us... (Romans 12:2-6)

Be devoted to one another in brotherly love; give preference to one another in honor. (Romans 12:10)

Likewise, you younger ones, be subject to the elder. Yes, all of you gird yourselves with humility, to subject yourselves to one another; for God resists the proud, but gives grace to the humble. Humble yourselves therefore under the mighty hand of God, that he may exalt you in due time; casting all your worries on him, because he cares for you. (1 Peter 5:5-7)

If there is therefore any exhortation in Christ, if any consolation of love, if any fellowship of the Spirit, if any tender mercies and compassion, let joy be full, by being like-minded, having the same love, being of one accord, of one mind; doing nothing through rivalry or through conceit, but in humility, each counting others better than himself; each of you not just looking to his own things, but each of you also to the things of others. (Philippians 2:1-4)

Put on therefore, as God's chosen ones, holy and beloved, a heart of compassion, kindness, lowliness, humility, and perseverance; bearing with one another, and forgiving each other, if any man has a complaint against any; even as Christ forgave you, so you also do. Above all these things, walk in love, which is the bond of perfection. And let the peace of God rule in your hearts, to which also you were called in one body; and be thankful. (Colossians 3:12-15)

Be all like-minded, compassionate, loving as brothers, tenderhearted, courteous, not rendering evil for evil, or reviling for reviling; but instead blessing; knowing that to this were you called, that you may inherit a blessing. For, he who would love life, and see good days, let him keep his tongue from evil, and his lips from speaking deceit. Let him turn away from evil, and do good. Let him seek peace, and pursue it. For the eyes of the Lord are on the righteous, and his ears open to their prayer; but the face of the Lord is against those who do evil. (1 Peter 3:8-12)

Those who belong to Christ have crucified the flesh with its passions and lusts. If we live by the Spirit, let's also walk by the Spirit. Let's not become conceited, provoking one another, and envying one another. (Galatians 5:24-26)

Now who is he who will harm you, if you become imitators of that which is good? But even if you should suffer for righteousness' sake, you are blessed. Don't fear what others fear, neither be troubled. But sanctify the Lord God in your hearts; and always be ready to give an answer to everyone who asks you a reason concerning the hope that is in you, with humility and fear: having a good conscience; that, while you are spoken against as evildoers, they may be disappointed who curse your good manner of life in Christ. For it is better, if the will of God should so will, that you suffer for doing well than for doing evil. (1 Peter 3:13-17)

Therefore... walk worthily of the calling with which you were called, with all lowliness and humility, with patience, bearing with one another in love; being eager to keep the unity of the Spirit in the bond of peace. There is one body, and one Spirit, even as you also were called in one hope of your calling; one Lord, one faith, one baptism, one God and Father of all, who is over all, and through all, and in us all. (Ephesians 4:1-6)

Let not the next generation be devoured

2009-08-20T01:12:00.005+08:00

Be careful! For if you bite and devour one another, you might consume one another. (Reference: Galatians 5:15)

Those of you who have purer eyes than to see evil, and who cannot look on perversity, don't tolerate those who deal treacherously, and don't keep silent when wickedness swallows up righteousness. (Reference: Habakkuk 1:13)

For there is a generation whose teeth are like swords, and their jaws like knives, to devour the poor from the earth, and the needy from among men. (Proverbs 30:14)

But even the captives of the mighty shall be taken away, and the prey of the terrible shall be delivered; for the Lord will contend with them who contends with you, and the Lord will save the next generation. (Reference: Isaiah 49:25)

He, the son of his father, who stands among you, he shall go in there: encourage him; for he shall cause the nation to inherit it. (Reference: Deuteronomy 1:38)

August 07, 2009

2009-08-07T14:34:00.012+08:00

Did you remember this message? It was sent at about the season a very disturbing news to you was revealed. There was a response relayed by your mother which said something like this: "Whatever it is that the Lord is placing in my hands, I will humbly accept."

The message was intended not only for her, but it was meant for you too. The time mentioned in the message is now already approaching.

You are as reluctant as your predecessor -- just as Moses was. It is not by your own strength and abilities that you will be able to fulfill the tasks that will be given to you, but by the strength of the Lord's right hand.

Now the soil is beginning to become tender and fine, and soon the ground shall be moistened by the coming season's dews, and then the odor of it shall soon smell in the air.

What is it that the Lord is placing in your hands? It is the germinating seed of what your servant parents had lived and died for. Now it is your time to make it grow into a big tree so that your people may eat of its fruits, and that birds may find places to build their nests on its branches.

Now, you know you are called at a time the Lord has prepared. You may be weak, but just like reluctant stuttering Moses, the Lord is now asking you, "Who made the mouth?"

Just as you received the nation's flag that draped your mother's coffin, so shall you receive the heavy burden that was once placed upon her shoulders.

July 02, 2009

2009-07-02T21:19:00.003+08:00

Self-righteousness and hypocrisy together with aristocracy and philosophy will come to test wisdom. They will ask wisdom to demonstrate a manifestation of its being by showing them a convincing sign. But wisdom will be able to fathom the subtlety of the intention behind the test, and with wisdom's words, a hypocrisy will rather be exposed.

With baffling clarity, wisdom will answer with these words:

When you look at the sky at the rising of the sun and you see that it is red and threatening, you remark, "There will not be a good weather today." Or, when you gaze at the setting sun and you see that the sky is red, you say, "It will be fair weather." Discerning the appearance of the sky you know well, but discerning the signs of the times you can't? Hypocrisy!

Convincing signs will self-righteousness and hypocrisy seek after, but there will be nothing else that can persuade them, except they understand the mystery of man being days in the darkness of the belly of the deep.

June 14, 2009

2009-06-14T10:48:00.005+08:00

They see the flashings of the lightning.
They hear the roarings of the thunder.
They feel the pourings of the heavy rain.

According to the days you have appointed,
And as to the grace you have measured,
Let it be as you have purposed, O Lord.

For without thy hand, our efforts will only fail.
And without thy footprints, we will only be lost.
But there is restoration in the purity of thy garment.

May 16, 2009

2009-05-16T00:11:00.007+08:00

Few days ago, a smell of a decomposing body started to stink all over the basement of our house. Members of the household helped searched the whole basement for the source of the foul smell. We thought the search would just take us a few minutes to do, but to our disappointment, we didn't found it the first day no matter how hard we tried. We were able to locate the origin of the foul smell only the next day after we ended up doing a very time-consuming and exhausting general cleaning of the basement, turning the whole area "upside down" removing out and disposing away unnecessary discardable things already piling up and deteriorating and forgotten for many years.

We were almost done with the general cleaning but still we did not found what we were looking for. Tired and exhausted, a sense of disappointing failure mingled in the air with the irritating worsening stinking smell of the decomposing rodent dead for days already. Wrongly assuming, we retired and concluded that maybe the foul smell came from some source outside of the house and just got carried by the wind passing through the screened windows of the basement.

Perhaps it's no big deal to exhaustively search our entire house (if needed) just to find and remove a tiny dead mouse -- because it's necessary, lest the household will be endangered of getting sick. But what was striking to me (which led me into some contemplation) was that we were able to locate the dead tiny rodent not while we were doing the general cleaning but rather only after we have finished. As we were about to close the basement door, all the while, the dead mouse was just right between the door and the wall but no one was able to see it because the door was opened (the whole time we were doing the cleaning) fully swinged to the wall sandwiching the dead little mouse in between.

Contemplating about the whole thing, some thoughts came to my mind. Things maybe very small and unimportant but yet they can matter greatly in some way -- even their insignificant and unnoticed death. If it were not of the dead little mouse, those unnecessary discardable things piling up at our basement would probably be still there left unattended and undisposed for many more years.

What was also curious to me about the whole thing was that the rodent's dead body lay near a lost coin. And also, instead of maggots as the usual decomposing agents, common black house ants were present instead.

Rodent symbolizes corruption, wastefulness, greed, opportunism.

A dead thing symbolizes an end of something.

Ants are signs of diligence, industry, productiveness and prosperity.

Coin is a symbol of wealth, treasure, or things of value.
Finding of a lost coin is a sign of restoration and prosperity.

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To those who can see, look ahead; for there shall come restoration of things as well as end of other things.

A Sure Sign of The Latter Rain

2009-04-25T03:20:00.015+08:00

Is it not yet a very little while, and Lebanon shall be turned into a fruitful field, and the fruitful field shall be esteemed as a forest? (Isaiah 29:17)

Don't you say, "There are yet four months until the harvest?" Behold, I tell you, lift up your eyes, and look at the fields, that they are white for harvest already. He who reaps receives wages, and gathers fruit to eternal life; that both he who sows and he who reaps may rejoice together. For in this the saying is true, "One sows, and another reaps." I sent you to reap that for which you haven't labored. Others have labored, and you have entered into their labor. (John 4:35-38)

The harvest is indeed plentiful, but the laborers are few. Pray therefore to the Lord of the harvest, that he may send out laborers into his harvest. (Luke 10:2)

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The latter rain shall pour heavily even in summer,
And there shall come seasons of bountiful harvests.
No longer shall laborers stay idle under the shades.

Hear, people of the nations, and arise from slumber.
Arise from your idleness under the shades of trees;
For it won't be so long and it will soon be harvest!

Watch the field, and when it starts turning white,
Prepare yourselves and your harvesting tools.
Sharpen your sickles and ready your storehouses.

Even now, consider and look at your storehouses.
Rodents outside and inside, keep them away.
Make certain the harvest won't be wasted again.

Doubt not; be wisely generous to those in need.
Let no one be imprudent and wasteful again.
Enough there is for everybody, not for the greedy.

April 23, 2009

2009-04-23T07:34:00.002+08:00

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April 16, 2009

2009-04-16T23:05:00.002+08:00

Why aren't times laid up by the Almighty?
Why don't those who know him see his days?

There are people who remove the landmarks.
They violently take away flocks, and feed them.

They drive away the donkey of the fatherless,
And they take the widow's ox for a pledge.

They turn the needy out of the way.
The poor of the earth all hide themselves.

Behold, as wild donkeys in the desert,
They go forth to their work, seeking diligently for food;
The wilderness yields them bread for their children.

They cut their provender in the field.
They glean the vineyard of the wicked.

They lie all night naked without clothing,
And have no covering in the cold.

They are wet with the showers of the mountains,
And embrace the rock for lack of a shelter.

There are those who pluck the fatherless from the breast,
And take a pledge of the poor,
So that they go around naked without clothing.
Being hungry, they carry the sheaves.

They make oil within the walls of these men.
They tread wine presses, and suffer thirst.

From out of the populous city, men groan.
The soul of the wounded cries out,
Yet God doesn't regard the folly.

[Job 24:1-12]

April 04, 2009

2009-04-04T15:58:00.010+08:00

Piri narodoy ag diba ko yakap yo domoham gikom kolam,
opamos poka mgo domghibota.

Yo koyogdom, nadok-ad omg domgomap.
Poham nomgo rogrog, pago natahogos.

Miomomg higosamo, poghom omg nohimgomgho.
Opamos koritag, kobimgoro, ag kotoroko.
Nayonab omg dogko woros koyigalahom.

Nogtomgabom lo daham omg kolamg mognoso.
Nognoso lo daham omg kolamg mogyata.

Arise & Shine; For Your Light Is Come

2009-03-30T03:59:00.007+08:00

Isaiah 60:1-4

Arise, shine; for your light is come,
and the glory of the Lord is risen on you.

For, behold, darkness shall cover the earth,
and gross darkness the peoples;
but the Lord will arise on you,
and his glory shall be seen on you.

Nations shall come to your light,
and kings to the brightness of your rising.

Lift up your eyes round about, and see:
they all gather themselves together,
they come to you;
your sons shall come from far,
and your daughters shall be carried in the arms.

A Spiritual Retreat

2009-02-25T02:34:00.005+08:00

So many are filled with so much worry and anxiety
As tough and trying seasons come one after the other.

But despite all these worries and anxieties,
As the days and nights of difficulties unfold,
There in the quiet refuge of the frail flesh,
Weary souls are uniquely and unsuspectingly led
To a retreat from the mundaneness of daily life.

Indeed it is true that in weakness we see strength --
A strength not of the flesh, but of the spirit.
In difficulty, there is ease to be discovered --
Ease not from hardship, but from superfluousness.

Oh the marvels of the workings of the Mighty Hands,
How unpredictable, how unknowingly unique.
Now I understand, and now I see that...
These hardships are but a spiritual retreat.

The Centipede Shall Soon Be No More

2009-02-09T07:37:00.008+08:00

That creepy-crawly insect of the blackdamp.
Who lurks behind where the head is laid to rest.
Who stings the neck, petrifying it with sharp pain.
Who victimizes the mind with its poisonous front claws.
Shall, at the appointed time, be no more.

It shall pour incessantly as that day nears.
Holes, burrows, and crevices will be filled up.
Out of their lairs, creatures of the damp will come.
Ushering in the centipede's demise, that season will be.

Don't Say No One Warned

2009-02-02T17:48:00.006+08:00

Here is a prophetic message by Perry Stone I heard aired at TBN that squarely relates to (and thus serves as a confirmation of) a message of mine which for about a week now I've been waiting for a sign and a right time to convey. I extracted only the segment of Perry Stone's message that is connected to my message. The full version of his message may also be obtain at his website, www.perrystone.org.

In this segment of Perry Stone's message, he talked about the primary reason why America is in the difficult situation it is right now. He strongly pointed out (emphasized by the sudden change of his voice's pitch as he uttered the specific words) by saying:

God said, that if you decide to just ignore me, I have blessed you but then you start saying, "It's OUR money. It's MY investment. It's the work of MY hand...", God said, the bottom is gonna fall out and you gonna have foreigners come into your country and start owning your stuff. He said, not only will the foreigners come in and own your stuff but you're gonna have to start borrowing from them.

This particular segment of Perry Stone's message is premised on Deuteronomy 8:18-20 which says:

But you shall remember the Lord your God, for it is he who gives you power to get wealth; that he may establish his covenant which he swore to your fathers, as at this day. It shall be, if you shall forget the Lord your God, and walk after other gods, and serve them, and worship them, I testify against you this day that you shall surely perish. As the nations that the Lord makes to perish before you, so shall you perish; because you wouldn't listen to the voice of the Lord your God.

The message that I awaited to convey is a repeated warning I made in a coded text message I sent to the previous U.S. leader through the public cellphone number of my country's leader sometime during the height of the Iraq invasion when an innocent Filipino driver working in Iraq was kidnapped by the enemies. I regret so much that I lost the archive of that specific message when my hard disk drive crashed some time ago. I hope that somehow somewhere a copy of it had been kept by those who received it.

That particular message has three main points. First, it talked about the hypocrisy of America much like the rest of Perry Stone's message. Second, it specifically warned and foretold the financial downfall of the nations that lead the Iraq invasion (dragging with them those nations who involved themselves in the war in some way) capitalizing on an inaccurate and poorly challenged intelligence information concerning Iraq's WMD which became the main reason for the invasion (may it not happen in similar fashion with Iran). Some may have noticed that in some of my old messages, I kept hinting about the impact of the cost of the war to both the invaders and the invaded. To those who understood those hints, now you know why.

There is a third point of that message, and it talked about America's (and its main ally's) military might. Although that season is yet to come, early signs are already showing.

Since the financial downfall is already going on, people may now be willing to lend an ear to the Lord's warning which is precisely spoken by the words in Deuteronomy 8:18-20 and re-echoed through Perry Stone's message.

To the new leader: Life and death is in the power of the tongue, therefore be very careful with your words especially that you are now in higher authority. Remember that you are your own messenger and words of a true messenger will surely bear fruits (good fruits as well as bad fruits). Be not offended when I boldly say to you that you have done a wrong thing (and you know what it is), and you also had said a wrong word that could concern your children. Children must learn to be responsible if in case they make that mistake (be it far from happening to your own children). It is wrong in the eyes of the Lord to simply "bail out" people of the hardship of the consequence of their mistake by sacrificing the innocence of life.

So much innocent blood are shed already and they cry night and day for justice before the throne of God. Will God not hearken to their cries? Surely He will avenge the weakness of their innocence upon those which the nations trust as their strengths.

It is never late to repent. Choose life that you and your seeds may live. Ignore not the Lord's precepts and statutes and your days in authority He shall not ignore.

January 24, 2009

2009-01-24T10:57:00.005+08:00

Tougher days are appointed in the seasons ahead.
Though hardships will come, let there be endurance.
There shall be downfalls, but they won't destroy totally.

In difficulties, many will succumb to wrong ways,
Thus, be on guard against taking unfair advantage.
Trust in the Lord is best tested in times of hardships.

The seasons shall yield their rare fruits in time.
What the trials require is impartial love for others.
Therefore, be still and know that the Lord is God.

January 14, 2009

2009-01-14T02:03:00.005+08:00

Too much exposure to very intense noises may cause some degree of deafness. Hearing nothing while being in the midst of diverse sounds is a rare kind of deafness. Unable to recognize and understand a particularly familiar sound may be considered a type of sound-deafness.

What is the ear for any more if it is made to hear no more? When the ear is made deaf, it is futile for any mouth to continue speaking to it. It is only the deaf who can hear the dumb; for the deaf ears exactly hear the silence of the dumb mouth. But there will come a time when dumb mouths will open to speak so that deaf ears will be compelled to hear though they detest listening. On that time, when itching ears hear nothing but the blabbers of itchy mouths, the muteness of a true messenger's tongue is spurned. Yet nothing and no one can spur the mouth of a messenger to speak messages except the One who placed the tongue in its position.

It is the Lord alone who can open and shut the mouths of His messengers. Not all that a messenger sees with spiritual eyes and hears with spiritual ears are commanded by the Lord to be proclaimed -- in fact many (if not most) of the messages a messenger receives from the Lord are meant to speak to the messenger himself during his own moments of weakness. At an appointed time or season shall every message intended to be proclaimed be made only. Most of the time, a sign may precede prior to the right timing for speaking a commanded message.

Not every soul is set aside by the Lord to carry the burden of a messenger. When the Lord burdens a soul with a message, that soul becomes restless as a woman carrying life inside her, waiting in travail for the right time to give birth. Like babies in the womb, the Lord's messages are spirit and they are life. Just as life communicates to life, deep calls to deep. John and Jesus, even while they were yet in their respective mothers' wombs, communicated with each other confirming and affirming the "Message" in which they both are part of -- respectively the Forerunner and the Messiah.

The Lord works in foolproof ways and He speaks with a voice like the rushing sound of many waters. One soul's message that is yet to be proclaimed may be confirmed or may be the confirmation of another soul's message (or many other souls' messages). If the messages are truly from the Lord, no matter where messengers may be located in their different places of call, their messages when released may affirm or confirm each other's messages -- and usually it happens in such a way that the concerned messenger recognizes and understands the confirmation or affirmation from the other messengers who, most of the time, are not even known to him. An affirming or confirming message is one which is intended by one messenger for a specific task according to the burden the Lord inspired him to speak about, yet, at the same time, it also carries and conveys a secret different message (which he himself do not know) to another messenger (through the facilitation of the Holy Spirit) that will squarely relate to the message which that other messenger is burdened with but which is yet to be proclaimed.

In the Household of the Lord, the Church, His Body, there are various members and parts -- there are apostles, priests, rabbis, pastors, teachers, preachers, evangelists, missionaries, prophets, messengers, disciples, lay believers, etc. -- and they work in different and unique ways according to their respective callings and giftings, yet they all function together as one body.

But if the various members and parts the Body are really called and meant to function as one, why is it that some of its parts and members still think as if they are not one big body and are still acting like many separate individual groups?

A teacher-preacher is a messenger of the Word. An evangelist is a messenger of the Kingship of the Lord. A foreseer is a messenger of things to come. He who brings a message may be a messenger, but not every one who has a message is a messenger of the Lord, therefore be aware.

A foreseer is bound by the things that the Lord causes him to see and so he speaks according to his burden. Everybody loves him when he speaks of a bright tomorrow; but he is spurned when he reveals gloomy and doomy events of the future. Any one who hears his gloomy word about tomorrow and yet remains steadfast than the rest, is a wise believer. True revelations (such as in the Book of Revelations) of gloomy and doomy future events ought not to be met with fear by those who have been given the chance to know about them beforehand. Rather, it should give them confidence to face the challenges of tomorrow because they are able to do the right things today in ways that will enable them to withstand whatever tests and trials that may come in the future. In the world are many tribulations and no one evades them, all goes through them at different times and seasons. But the Lord always provides warning and guidance beforehand to those who are willing to listen so that they may not stumble or perish completely.

When a messenger conveys a message like a parable or a riddle, it is primarily intended to speak to some specific hearers. Others may hear it but they may not fully understand it. If the Holy Spirit does not open your understanding concerning a particular message, be contented and force not yourself to fully understand the message, lest you will be misguided with your own misinterpretation. When messages are conveyed plainly, they are for everyone to hear and understand.

When a messenger delivers a message in a tongue that only he and higher spiritual beings (and perhaps a very limited few individuals) could actually understand, that message is a sealed message and its meaning may only be revealed when the thing spoken of in the message have already come to pass. Such message serves as secret sign to specific individuals, nations, events, etc. At other times, sealed messages are prayers for specific situations, nations, individuals, etc., that others need not know.

To those who are called by the Lord to soon take over the responsibility of serving Him in a specific duty, fear not those gloomy and doomy days ahead. Though the early seasons of your higher calling may be initiated with the continuation of existing difficulties, the Lord has set aside messengers to speak to you. You will know them as the need arises. This one thing is of great importance: you must learn to discern which are the real ones -- test the spirits, for there are much more many voices who will speak that may cause you to be deceived than those who truly can help you. Sometimes great patience is necessary when it comes to the timing of the Lord, at other times haste is so much required. You have a soul that the Lord can communicate to directly just like any of His messengers, learn the ways of hearing and listening to the voice of the Lord. Therefore, know that you are first your own messenger and messages from other messengers may confirm or affirm the messages that the Lord may put in your soul as you work for Him.

I posted a sealed message specific for your nation as a sign of the events of the days to come. It's meaning may be revealed after you have made your vow because events have already started unfolding.

The days of the coming seasons call for real unity among nations and among leaders of different sectors. Therefore may all those called and set aside by the Lord for the even greater tasks ahead arise and rise to the occasions they have been prepared to function.

Let there be courage to face the difficulties in the seasons to come, for the Lord is a God of order, justice, and mercy.